109:2-9-04
Approval of commanders.

Each school commander is required to have the approval of the
executive director to conduct a school for which commission certification is
sought. Such approval shall be based upon the submission of a notarized and
typewritten statement of qualifications by the person seeking approval on a
form prescribed by the executive director.

(A)
Minimum qualifications for approval as a
commander shall be as follows:

(1)
High school
graduate or possession of a "General Education Development"
certificate;

(2)
Written approval
from a sheriff or designee or a criminal justice agency administrator who is
the executive head of a full-service jail;

(3)
Three professional references from
criminal justice agency administrators;

(4)
No convictions for a felony or crime of
moral turpitude, offense of violence, sexually oriented
or child-victim oriented offense, or any other peace officer disqualifying
offense;

(5)
Completion of an
instructor training program approved by the executive director which shall
include the following: instruction in the theories of learning and adult
education, teaching techniques, lesson plan development and usage, behavioral
objectives, student evaluation and measurement, role playing, the use of
audio-visual aids, and an exercise in practice teaching. Instructor training
programs taught by the Ohio peace officer training academy, the Ohio department
of education, the Ohio state highway patrol, a college or educational
institution, or other programs which in the opinion of the executive director
are equivalent will be acceptable; and

(B)
Upon receipt and verification
of a notarized application form, the executive director may issue a certificate
to the commander. Unless the decision is of a
ministerial nature, should the executive director refuse to issue a
certificate, the executive director shall notify the applicant in writing and
shall advise the applicant that he or she may request a hearing before the
commission as provided in sections
119.06 and
119.07 of the Revised Code. The
commission shall conduct the hearing as required by sections
119.01 to
119.13 of the Revised
Code.

(C)
The executive director
shall deny
or revoke the certification of any commander for the following reasons:

(1)
Failure to meet
the minimum qualifications for certification of a commander listed in paragraph
(A) of this rule

(3)
Conviction for a felony or crime of moral
turpitude, offense of violence, sexually oriented or
child-victim oriented offense, or any other peace officer disqualifying
offense;

(4)
A written request
showing cause from the incumbent sheriff of the county in which the commander
was originally certified or from a criminal justice agency administrator who is
the executive head of a full-service jail facility;

(5)
Failure to conduct a commission-approved school
within a five-year period;

(D)
The executive director may suspend the certification
of any commander that is charged with any felony, crime of moral turpitude,
offense of violence, sexually oriented or child-victim oriented offense, or any
other peace officer disqualifying offence.

(E)
Should the executive director
suspend or revoke a certificate, the
executive director shall notify the commander in writing of
the
decision and shall advise
the commander that the commander may request a hearing before the commission as
provided in sections 119.06 and
119.07 of the Revised Code. The
commission shall conduct the hearing as required by sections
119.01 to
119.13 of the Revised
Code.